this is what I did, since I have no CD-ROM, to install Win8 I created a partion X: NTFS and set it as the ACTIVE ONE, the put there the Windows 8 installation files, and opened prompt command to type bootsect.exe /n60 X: , next I restarted my computer, and automatically it booted into the Windows 8 setup, I installed Windows 8 on the partition C: and formatted the partition C:, everything installed and after the installation finished, a multiple choice menu appears that reads: Windows 8 Windows Setup I believe my error was not to set partition C: back as the active one, during the installation process where it asks you in which partition to install, I just formatted C: but forgot to set it as the ACTIVE ONE this is how my partitions look: Cboot,page file,crash dump, primary partition) XSystem,Active,Primary partition <<<this one became hidden Windows Boot Manager -------------------- identifier {bootmgr} device device partition=\Device\HarddiskVolume6 description Windows Boot Manager locale en-US inherit {globalsettings} integrityservices Enable default {current} resumeobject {d83e2461-3627-11e2-b0f9-efb109b9309a} displayorder {current} {7619dcc9-fafe-11d9-b411-000476eba25f} toolsdisplayorder {memdiag} timeout 30 Windows Boot Loader ------------------- identifier {current} device partition=C: path \Windows\system32\winload.exe description Windows 8 locale en-US inherit {bootloadersettings} recoverysequence {d83e2463-3627-11e2-b0f9-efb109b9309a} integrityservices Enable recoveryenabled Yes allowedinmemorysettings 0x15000075 osdevice partition=C: systemroot \Windows resumeobject {d83e2461-3627-11e2-b0f9-efb109b9309a} nx OptIn bootmenupolicy Standard Windows Boot Loader ------------------- identifier {7619dcc9-fafe-11d9-b411-000476eba25f} device ramdisk=[boot]\sources\boot.wim,{7619dcc8-fafe-11d9-b411 -000476eba25f} path \windows\system32\boot\winload.exe description Windows Setup locale en-US inherit {bootloadersettings} osdevice ramdisk=[boot]\sources\boot.wim,{7619dcc8-fafe-11d9-b411 -000476eba25f} systemroot \windows bootmenupolicy Standard detecthal Yes winpe Yes ems No what I want is to make the X: partition a worthless partition just containing the Windows 8 installation files, and remove the multiple choice screen when windows starts and that everything looks like if I installed from a CD-ROM. please tell in BCDEDIT commands... does that mean I have to move the boot files or boot manager into C:?
are you able to boot into the installed windows 8 now ? i doubt it, are you getting the can not find bootmgr error ? are you able to boot from the now hidden windows setup files partition "X", if not how do you intend to carry on the rescue operation? what you need to do now is just set the "C" partition active and remove the boot entry of the "X" partition Bootsect.exe /n60 C: Bootrec.exe /RebuildBcd -----Note Bootrec Not the previous Bootsect in this step Add the entry "C" when prompted